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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 20, 2026, 11:04 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-20
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 9.50 (+0.28) š“
Vol Structure: FLAT (+6.9%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 9.5 is roughly in line with 60d RV 10.2: the realized-vol curve is steady.
AUDUSD: 0.71520 (Session: +0.63%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: +23.6 (1w: +91.7) strong bull š¢ | SATY -6.6 ST +50 EMA +50 D +13.2
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.533 (5d: -3.05%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.137 (5d: -1.47%) š“
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.049 (5d: -2.22%) š“
Model note: Spot quote from Schwab FX feed, with daily structure and volume derived from /6A Australian dollar futures.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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None in the next 10 days
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-05-07 Thu 0.72320 0.72585 0.71995 0.72025 0.82 -0.41 106.2 NORMAL
2026-05-08 Fri 0.72075 0.72440 0.71950 0.72420 0.68 + 0.48 84.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-11 Mon 0.72345 0.72545 0.72110 0.72435 0.60 + 0.12 60.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-12 Tue 0.72450 0.72480 0.72045 0.72350 0.60 -0.14 78.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 0.72350 0.72675 0.72265 0.72535 0.57 + 0.26 74.8 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 0.72555 0.72610 0.72120 0.72165 0.68 -0.54 85.6 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 0.72180 0.72185 0.71360 0.71430 1.14 -1.04 136.7 HIGH VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 0.71450 0.71805 0.71150 0.71645 0.92 + 0.27 122.2 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 0.71635 0.71730 0.70755 0.71035 1.36 -0.84 105.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 0.71045 0.71535 0.70830 0.71480 0.99 + 0.61 74.5 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.84%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.47%
Avg Volume: 100.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 74.5K contracts (74% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā HIGH VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BEAR ā BULL
Range trend: 0.92% ā 0.99%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Balanced conditions for all tiers
⢠Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
⢠Good trade frequency expected
⢠Standard tier logic should work well
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠100% normal size
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠17:00 EDT-20:00 EDT: New session reset, spreads can widen
⢠2:00 EDT-5:00 EDT: London morning often sets the day tone
⢠8:00 EDT-11:00 EDT: London/New York overlap is the main liquidity window
⢠After 13:00 ET: Activity often slows unless macro news hits
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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